ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 3

Laser Evaluation of Cutting Angle and Surface Finish in Scalpel Blades

Shetty, D
Senior lecturer, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad,

Abstract

A simple inexpensive technique to assess the sharpness of scalpel blades by laser diffraction is presented. Two of the factors that contribute to edge sharpness such as cutting angle and grinding finish of the side faces are evaluated by optical transformation techniques. One could therefore arrive at an optimum set of values of the above two factors which would in turn lead to the production of sharper blades.

Keywords:
blades, Fourier transformation, surface roughness, sharpness evaluation, optical transformation technique, cutting angle, grinding finish

Paper ID: JTE11566J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11566J
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